Joseph Kim , Executive Vice-President/Professor , Christ Bible Seminary
Joseph Kim is Executive Vice-President and Professor of Philosophical Theology and the Philosophy of Religion at Christ Bible Seminary (CBS) in Nagoya, Japan. He will also serve as the founding president of Nagoya International University, an English language international university offering degrees in Christian ministry and Business/English Communication that will launch in the next 3-5 years. He has taught philosophy for the University of California, Hope International University, and Arizona State University. His areas of academic expertise include epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and philosophical theology. He is the author of “Christian Belief and the Problem of Religious Diversity”.
He is also an ordained minister with more than a decade of pastoral ministry experience serving diverse congregations in the USA and has lectured on leadership, missions, theology, and pastoral ministry in both Asia and Africa. He serves as a Co-Director of the Korean-American Ministry Resources. He and his wife have two sons.
Read moreRichard Lee , Management & Program Analyst , U.S. Department of Education
Richard is a Management & Program Analyst in the Office of Postsecondary Education with the U.S. Department of Education. Richard’s work involves monitoring and program evaluation of Teacher and Student Development Programs. Before joining the Department of Education Richard taught Economics and United States history for seven years at a high performing blue ribbon high school just outside of Chicago. During his time teaching Richard also did work for a non-profit as a field liaison serving underprivileged hill tribe orphans in Southeast Asia. Richard also has a background in management and benefits consulting, spending two years in the industry out of college.
Richard holds a Masters of Education in International Education Policy from Harvard University, a Masters of Education in Curriculum & Development from the University of Illinois, and a Bachelors degree in Finance from the University of Illinois.
Richard’s other activities include serving on the Board of the Elijah Foundation, a non-profit that provides funding and support to orphanages in Southeast Asia, as well as serving on the Local School Council of Peterson Elementary school in Chicago Illinois. Read more